Certificate of Origin a must: FBR decides to allow imports of tinplates

On the recommendations of the National Tariff Commission (NTC), the Federal Board of Revenue has decided to allow all imports of tinplates only after production of the Certificate of Origin from South Africa and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
In this connection, the FBR has issued instructions to the Model Customs Collectorates (MCCs) here on Monday. As per FBR directive dated November 28, 2011, all the MCCs should implement the recommendations of the NTC at ports. Firstly, only the exports which neither had been produced nor exported by Iscor Ltd, South Africa be cleared without antidumping duty. Secondly, all exports (tinplates) of which are either produced or exported by Iscor Ltd, South Africa should be subjected to antidumping duty @ 27.33 percent.
Sources told Business Recorder that the "Certificate of Origin" would be instrumental in knowing about the actual origin of the exporting product to ascertain whether the item is subjected to anti-dumping duty. The NTC has informed the FBR about the antidumping duty imposed on dumped imports of Electrolytic Tinplate exported from South Africa. According to the NTC, the commission has referred to the letter of the M/s Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited (STPL) dated November 22. It may be noted that the antidumping duty vide notice dated November 26, 2002 and extended vide notice dated July 12, 2008 was imposed on tin plates produced by Iscor Ltd, South Africa. In view of the allegation in the letter of the said company, it would be appropriate if all the imports from South Africa and Dubai be subjected to production of "Certificate of Origin" and only the exports which neither been produced nor exported by Iscor Ltd, South Africa be cleared without antidumping duty. All exports which are either produced or exported by Iscor Ltd, South Africa should be subjected to antidumping duty @ 27.33 percent. It is requested that all customs clearing stations may be issued appropriate instructions accordingly, NTC added.
Meanwhile, the STPL had informed the Chairman NTC that there is an Anti-dumping Duty on import from MAC Steel of RSA 2 (South Africa). Now the importers in Pakistan are getting material from MAC Steel of RSA through other traders from South Africa so that Anti-dumping Duty is not levied on their imports. Sometime they import their material first in Dubai and from there change the packing and bring it into Pakistani economy to avoid Anti-dumping Duty on RSA material.
"Could the commission advise us how could NTC bring them under the fold to levy anti-dumping duty as through above means they avoid payment of duty which is a loss to the national exchequer," STPL added. The NTC had issued an order in the past that in terms of Section 58(3) of the Ordinance, a definitive anti-dumping duty shall not expire if the Commission determines in a review that the expiry of such anti-dumping duty would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
In view of the analysis and conclusions with regard to likely recurrence of dumping and material injury, there is a need to continue imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the product under review. Thus, the Commission had decided to continue the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty imposed @ 27.33 percent on Tinplate produced by the Foreign Producer and exported by the Exporter for another period of 5 years effective from July 22, 2007.